Case for reparations is strong. 1. US economic power linked to slavery - economy built on slave labor; 2. Structural inequality, linked to slavery, means benefits distributed inequitably; 3. Reparations mitigate against inequity, while symbolically redressing horror of slavery.https://twitter.com/marcushjohnson/status/986347969925574656 …
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FWIW, this is an issue about which I've changed my mind - as a result of reading a number of histories of slavery. You can't actually redress the horrors of slavery - the wrong is too great - but the historical continuity of US state makes recompense appropriate.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
What measures do you typically mean when you advocate for "reparations"?
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Replying to @jam_silver
No idea! That's a seriously difficult issue, and I don't have enough expertise to have a sensible view. :)
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True dat. I only ask because it seems to me that's the really important bit
. I'd even go so far to suggest that some anti-reparation folk may actually agree with some of the measures if framed in the right way.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
It is really important, obviously, but it doesn't get off the ground unless people accept the principle. Not sure most people even accept the principle...
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